Federal Improving Teacher Quality program

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AZ Department of Education and ABOR announce this funding: FY2015 Initiative Grants – Community Models for Helping Teachers Deepen Content Knowledge and Strengthen Classroom Practice in Core Academic Areas. Tightly focused projects initiated and delivered by faculty in a degree-granting college of arts/science, in collaboration with other community members, to test and apply best-practices approaches and professional development models to deepen K-12 classroom teachers’ content-area expertise and strengthen classroom effectiveness in core academic areas.
Initiative Grants RFP and application guidelines: Click here to download (PDF)
Application forms and materials: Click here to download (Word)
Funding: In general, we expect Initiative Grants to be between $25,000 and $50,000, though proposals for larger amounts will be considered.
Timeline:  Letter of Intent to Apply due any time up to Feb. 15, 2015. Final proposal due any time up to Apr 15.